''Young at Heart'' is a 1995 television film directed by

Allan Arkush Allan Arkush (born April 30, 1948) is an American director and producer of films, television and videos. He is a collaborator of Joe Dante. Early life Arkush grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He graduated in 1966 from Fort Lee High School. Hi ...

and starring Chelsea Altman,

Yannick Bisson Yannick Denis Bisson (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor and director best known to international audiences for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series ''Murdoch Mysteries''. Early life Bisson was born in Montrea ...

, and

Philip Bosco Philip Michael Bosco (September 26, 1930 – December 3, 2018) was an American actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Saunders in the 1989 Broadway production of '' Lend Me a Tenor'', and for his starring role in the 2007 f ...

. Frank Sinatra appears as himself in his final screen performance. It is also Sinatra's final role before his death.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in

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, staged as

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Reception

Todd Everett of ''

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'' praised the performance by Dukakis and wrote that "impressive perfs are given by Penny, Landers, Bosco and virtually all of the supporting players." Lynne Heffley of the ''

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'' called it a "contrived Olympia Dukakis vehicle" that is nevertheless "a guilty pleasure."

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1995 comedy-drama films 1995 films 1995 television films American comedy-drama television films 1990s English-language films Films shot in Toronto Films directed by Allan Arkush Films set in Hudson County, New Jersey Films scored by Mason Daring 1990s American films {{1990s-US-film-stub